Legal Opinion
Port Neches-Groves Independent School District v. Pyramid Constructors, L.L.P.
Texas Supreme Court
Decided August 31, 2006No. 04-0737PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Per curiam
Pyramid Constructors, L.L.P., sued the Port Neches-Groves Independent School District for breach of a contract to renovate two schools. The District filed a counterclaim for breach of the same contract and a plea to the jurisdiction based on its governmental immunity. The District later settled its claim against Pyramid. The settlement agreement provided that Pyramid would pay the District $900,000, and provided that Pyramid “retains all causes of action for retainage withheld under the contract, including attorney fees and statutory interest claims.”
The trial court denied the District’s plea…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Tooke v. City of MexiaTexas Supreme Court · 2006
- Reata Construction Corp. v. City of DallasTexas Supreme Court · 2006
- Boyce Iron Works, Inc. v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1988
- In Re Nexion Health at Humble, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 2005
- City of Houston v. JonesTexas Supreme Court · 2006
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Employees Retirement System of Texas v. Putnam, LLC, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2009
- CMA-CGM (America) Inc. v. Empire Truck Lines Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2009
- Port Neches-Groves Independent School District v. Pyramid Constructors, L.L.P., Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2009
- CMA-CGM (America) Inc. v. Empire Truck Lines, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2009
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